during the day cold medicine?

Question

Everything i have tried don't work, i was wondering if there are any that do , like has anyone tried the new Advil cold med for during the day? I need something that will not make me sleepy.

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatments for Cold, Catarrh and Coryza Influenza :-

1st Stage of Cold, Catarrh and Coryza :-

Icy coldness of whole body; internal and external both. To give heat to the system Camphor 6X or 30 1/2 hourly

Cold due to sudden exposure to dry cold wind; chilly feeling; headache,watering of eyes and sneezing; anxiety and fear; feverish feeling Aconite 30 or 200 2 hourly

Running of nose during day and blockage at night with chilly feeling Nux Vomica 30 3 hourly

Cold with sneezing and profuse from eyes and nose; worse in warmth and indoor; better in open air Allium Cepa 30 3 hourly

Dryness of nose with headache; worse from motion; thirst more; lips parched and dry; stools constipated Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 3 hourly

Sneezing; watering of nose and eyes; throat sore with constant desire to swallow saliva; foul smell from mouth; feverish feeling with sweat which do not relieve. Worse at night Mercurius Sol 30 3 hourly

Watering and burning of eyes with streaming nose; acrid discharges Euphrasia 30 3 hourly

Chilly feeling though face is hot; restlessness; un-quenchable thirst, drinks often but little at a time; better hot drinks Arsenic Album 30 3 hourly

Acrid discharge from the nose which corrodes the upper lip. Nose filled with phelgm; breathes through the mouth Arum Triph 30 3 hourly

Cold; running of nose and sneezing; redness and pain forehead; watering eyes Sabadilla 30 4 hourly

Cold; pain throat; red face, rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30 4 hourly

Aching pain; dullness; chilliness in back; sneezing; bland and thick discharge from nose; feverish; better by passing urine Gelsemium 30 3 hourly

Coryza with sneezing and aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh Eup Perf 30 3 hourly

Cold; better from cold bathing Calcarea Sulph 30 4 hourly

Dripping of nose while eating Trombidium 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dripping of nose while going to sleep Thuja Oc 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dry coryza; sniffles of infants, blockage of nose Sambucus *** 30 4 hourly
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2nd Stage of Cold, Catarrh and Coryza :-

Discharge from nose; yellowish or greenish; stringy Kali Bich 30 4 hourly

Greenish yellow mucous from nose; loss of taste and thirst; better open air Pulsatilla 30 4 hourly

Thick yellow discharge from nose; post nasal cattarh; constipation Hydrastis Can 30 4 hourly

Watering from nose like a tap; thirst more; stools constipated; cold aggravates till noon and ameliorates after noon Natrum Mur 30 (in acute stage Bryonia 30) 4 hourly

In fat and flabby patient; worse after bathing; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200 6 hourly

Watery discharge from the nose and finally it becomes thick, yellow. Pain in the throat on swallowing as if full of splinters; sensitive to cold Hepar Sulph 30 4 hourly

Cold worse early morning; chronic; dry catarrh; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic catarrh; dry coryza, with blockage of nose; worse change of weather and cold Psorinum 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic cases with tubercular history Tuberculinum Koch 200 or 1M fortnightly (6 Doses)

Obstinate chronic cases when indicated remedy fails Bacillinum 1M weekly (3Doses)
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Influenza :-

Head remedy; restlessness with prostration and excessive thirst at short intervals Arsenic Album 30C or 30X 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Influenzinum 200 and Sulphur 200 4 hourly

Early stage with chill and sneezing; heaviness and tiredness of body and limbs; loss of thirst, bursting headache; relief from passing large quantities of pale urine Gelsemium 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in limbs and back; bones feel 'broken', bursting headache; shivering, and chills in back; eyeballs sore Eupatorium Perf 30 or 200 3 hourly

Rapid prostration; high fever, gastric symptoms; dull red face, nervousness Kali Phos 6X or 30 4 hourly

With dry, hacking cough; headache is worse after least movement; wants to lie still and alone; better by pressure, tongue is coated white; great thirst Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 4 hourly

Patient very chilly; feels cold even in bed; least movement or exposure intensifies the sensation of cold; fresh shivering and chill after drinking; aching in limbs and back; nose stuffed up at night Nux Vomica 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in back and thighs; chilliness, no fire or heat can warm up the patient; rapid pulsation with temperature not proportionately high; restlessness; violent pulsations; bruised feeling all over Pyrogenium 200 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 2

Hi! If you don't have high blood pressure or glaucoma or diabetes, you should be able to safely use Sudafed (or any decongestant that says on its label that all it contains is pseudoephedrine), as long as you don't use it for longer than the package label recommends (I'm saying this because I made that mistake and it caused serious problems for me!). That will really relieve your congestion and will NOT make you sleepy. It's just not a good idea to take it right before bed since it can keep you awake....take your sleep-inducing cold medicines then! The ingredient in these cold medicines that is making you sleepy is the antihistamine. If you have a runny nose it would probably be good to take an antihistamine as well as a decongestant, but I'd buy one separately - loratadine (the active ingredient in Claritin) - NOT Benadryl or other ones. The antihistamines that usually are contained in cold medicines are the ones that make you sleepy.

If you are into alternative medicine, and your cold just started, you could try andrographis - also known as Kan Jang (?). You can buy it at a vitamin store or maybe a health-food shop. I bought some but haven't tried it yet and I hope it's safe - you might want to research it more - but I've heard rave reviews about how it makes you get over your cold faster, if you take it at the start of a cold. The symptoms may be worse temporarily at first, but the virus will be short-lived.

Answer 3

Tylenol Cold & Sinus has both day and night formulas and work quite well, imo. Advil Cold works well too. The other one I would suggest is Dayquil. Hope you feel better soon!

Answer 4

I like the Liquid Tylenol cold daytime it will help multi-symptoms.

Answer 5

Sudafed day is great as it does not make you drowsy at all but will dry you up sufficiently.